Risk Analyst

The application window is expected to close on: 10/06/2026Meet the Team

The Event Technology & Security role is responsible for planning, deploying, operating, and continuously improving technology solutions that support the security and safety of corporate events. This position partners closely with Corporate Security, Events, IT, Facilities, Sales, Marketing, and technology vendors to deliver secure, scalable, and repeatable event technology solutions.

Your Impact

The role will help establish standards for event security technology while identifying opportunities to leverage Cisco technologies and strategic partners to improve situational awareness, attendee experience, operational efficiency, and risk management.

• Lead the planning and deployment of security technology for major corporate events, conferences, executive events, and customer-facing programs.
• Develop repeatable technology standards for event security, including cameras, video analytics, facial recognition, access control, registration, badging, communications, and security operations centers.
• Partner with event teams to assess security requirements and develop technology plans based on event size, location, risk, and operational needs.
• Support the design and operation of temporary and permanent Security Operations Centers (SOCs) for major events.
• Integrate security technologies and platforms to provide a unified operational view and improve situational awareness.
• Evaluate emerging technologies including AI/video analytics, facial recognition, weapons detection, drones, robotics, wireless/RF monitoring, and other security innovations.
• Coordinate technology pilots, proof-of-concepts, testing, deployment, and post-event assessments.
• Work with Cisco technology teams and strategic partners to find opportunities to demonstrate Cisco capabilities through event security deployments.
• Establish deployment standards, technical requirements, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Manage technology vendors, integrators, equipment, logistics, and deployment schedules.
• Support budgeting, procurement, project scope, and vendor performance for event technology programs.
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure technology efficiency, operational performance, and return on investment.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost through standardization, reusable technology, and repeatable deployment models.
• Conduct post-event reviews and translate lessons learned into improved standards and future deployments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $77,700.00 to $101,900.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$93,500.00 - $141,100.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$83,300.00 - $125,500.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.